Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-15
A PAPER MILL IN PROSPECT.
Fo-s worth Likely TO securo q Plant 20
Manufacture Paper.

tOzS worth Likely TO SeCurC Plant 70
Manufacture Paper.
Monday g GAZETTE reporter Lad the
pleasure Of interviewing Colonies Smith,
Mozart ana Burbridge, who have Just re-
termed from 2 visit 10 Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago and other eastern
points. They went or private
business, but while away put in some
good lcks for Fort Worth. At Topeka
they met 3 paper manufacturer OF long
experience in the business, d Mr.. Ran
dolph, whose home is in OHIO, and who,
after an extended interview with the
Texas gentlemen, agreed 10 come TO Fort
Worth within the next ten days 10 az
rauge for putting paper mill
understanding between him and the Citi-
Zeus can be reached. He was Informed
OF eli the inducements in the way OF rail-
roads, water and raw material Fort
Worth could offer. lie eeemed especial
/ " pleased st The action Of the editors,
who, while IL recent st2.G convention IN
this city, promised 70 back any
paper mill that would start
up business in Texas, not
only by purchasing Of It their supplies
but by subscribing % the stock. TIE
fact that there is no. in Texas nor any
adjoining state the plant for making
paper was stated in order to show what
an extensive and increasing demand q
home factory might count on. To &
these statements Mr.. Randolph was an
attentive listener. and confessed that he
thought the conditions were Ct the most
favorable sort. In reply 10 the gentleman
be agraed TO come on TO Fort Worth in
the time above stated, and II on z general
survey OF the situation the project ap-
7 p-arEd prsCtiCable, be would ask outside
I subscriptions Of oue-half of the needed
capita enc, putting in the other half him
self, start up the first paper mill in Texas.
KNOWN ABROAD.
The Gcnt.emcQ found tnst Fort WOrth's
light. never hidden under G bushel, had
+ 1eea seen from atar. Al k3nsa5 Cry the
, ta}h was more 81 Fort Worth Tran any
. ether town IL the southwest. The re
i cent connection by bands OF steel,
/ thanks to the great and good Santa Fee
/ bringing the two places within twenty
four short hours Of each other makes
them Near neighb0rs, with s reciprocity
CT interest that will continue 10
( strengthen md increase. Kansas City
may be said TO be 8 prototype for Fort
Worth. The marvellous energy, match
. less unity OF action and railroad pre-
eminence CT the first has found Texas
duplicate in the young, ambitious, pro-
I gressive and never-to- -downed Fort
Worth That it will yet verify
the prediction CT millionaire HoXie
OF Chicago who said that Fort Worth is
destined to be the greatest city in this
section Of the southwest becomes palmer
every day.
Both in Kansas City and Chicago other
plans for pushing the material interests
Of Fort Worth were set on foot. It is
not necessary to so into detail, but il
may be said that in the two pisces
there are thousands Of dollars that
viii lind their way to this city
/ by the time the leaves begin to show au-
lumnaI tints. BY October /, one Of the
largest excursion parties ever brought
south will land here. 1t will be composed
Of capitalists and solid men Of all trades
and professions, seeking investments and
] homes in Texas Haf Fort Worth viii
8reap her share Ct tEegood attendant on
lelFssQming Jspey ssubject Of doubt